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JetBlue pilot Clayton F. Osbon stood calmly in shackles Monday during a federal court hearing on charges that he interfered with a flight crew.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Clinton E. Averitte ordered Osbon, 49, of Richmond Hill, Ga., to stay in federal custody until a detention hearing Thursday morning, when Averitte will determine his bond. Osbon will remain at the Randall County jail.

Federal authorities charged Osbon, a 12-year JetBlue veteran, last week. The charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.

JetBlue co-pilot Jason Dowd safely landed Flight 191 in Amarillo on March 27 after he locked Osbon out of the cockpit, according to court records. The flight, which departed from New York with a scheduled destination of Las Vegas, became an emergency situation when Osbon began racing inside the cabin, pounded on the cockpit door and screamed about 9/11 and bombs, an FBI affidavit filed last week said.

None of the 141 passengers and crew members, who restrained Osbon at Dowd’s request, was seriously hurt.